Yarn: Sport weight wool. I used Brown Sheep Nature Spun.
Needles: Size 8 US(5 mm)
Notes: Bookmark is done in feather and fan pattern, all garter stitch. Change colors every four rows. The holes in the pattern will not show when bookmark is felted.
Cast on 40 stitches. Rows 1, 2, and 4: Knit
Row 3: K 2, K 2 tog. (2 times), YO K1 (6 times), K 2 tog. (8 times), YO K1 (6 times) K 2 tog. (2 times), K2.
Change color after four rows. Repeat these four rows four times. Bind off, weave in ends, and felt.
Right Angle Bookmark
Yarn: Sport weight wool. I used Brown Sheep Nature Spun.
Needles: size 8 US(5 mm)
Notes: Bookmark is a garter stitch mitered rectangle. Change colors every two rows.
Cast on 74 stitches. Place markers after 30 and 44. Knit 1 row, then start decreases on right side only.
First decrease: K to 1 stitch before first marker. Move marker 1 stitch to the right. Slip 1, K 2 tog., PSSO.
Second decrease: Knit to 1 stitch before second marker and remove marker. Slip 1, K 2 tog., PSSO. Replace marker after decrease.
Continue decreasing on right side only until 2 stitches remain between markers. K 1 row. Join center seam with 3 needle bind off. Weave in all ends. Felt.
